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leafing

SayLEE-fing/ˈlifɪŋ/

Noun pluralleafings

3 meanings of leafing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of leaf. Use this form for an action happening now or when naming the activity itself.

    She was leafing through the magazine while she waited for her name to be called.

    Leafing through the photo album, he found an old movie ticket tucked between the pages.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of turning the pages of a book to look through it quickly.

    Like quickly turning the pages of a book one after another to find something.

    A slow leafing through the picture book kept the toddler quiet for an hour.

    Her quick leafing of the catalog turned up a coupon she had nearly missed.

    Similarbrowsing, skimming, flipping, flicking, thumbing

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  3. 3
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The way new leaves appear and open on a plant.

    Like a tree waking up in spring and growing fresh green leaves.

    Warm weather brought an early leafing to the trees in the park.

    The leafing of the maples is a sure sign that spring has come.

    Similarvernation

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leafing is a form of leaf

leaf, verb: To turn the pages of a book, magazine, or papers quickly, looking at bits here and there, usually with "through". Full entry

Forms
leafleafs he/she/itleafing -ing formleafed past tense, past participle
Spelling
leaf → leafing: add -ing

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